"Z"-Writing Pseudonym

Political Views- Anti-Federalist

State- Pennsylvania, Majority of essays published in Philadelphia newspapers. Did not agree with many of his fellow authors in regards to the Constitution ratification debate.

Occupation- Essayist and Newspaper Journalist

Constitutional Convention- Not a Politician or a member of Congress

Ratification- Did not have a vote with the state legislature in regards to ratification

Opinions and References- Z did not believe that the Constitution presented a plan that could allow the federal and state governments to exist in harmony. Z was afraid that the national government could become too powerful and would take rights away from the states. Z compared the plans for government in the Constituion to the ways that the British government was operated. Some of Z's fellow Anti-Federalists were Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, and Patrick Henry.

Sources:
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